It just so happened that the snow had stopped, so there would be a lot of things to sell in the town. I had to buy some fresh meat and also go to ask Dr. Luo to come over. While the adults and children in the house were asleep, Cao Xiangnan handed the house over to Sun Bailian and Aning, and went to the town with Cao Gang, and also sent Hua Ama back to the town.
"Okay, you go, we'll take care of Wanfeng and the children here." Sun Bailian asked someone to go, and it was fine for him and Aning to take care of them here. The group of children in the family were taken to the academy, and there were people watching the children there, so he didn't go with them.
The carriage went to the town. On the road, villagers were sweeping snow. On days when it was not snowing, the two deputy village chiefs would arrange for villagers to come out and sweep the road.
The happiest person was Hua A-ma. She was invited to go there. The owner picked her up in a carriage and sent her back personally. She was treated well and the host’s wife gave birth smoothly. When she was called at night, the child was already born. Later, she went to clean up the child. When she left, the host gave her a red envelope. He estimated that there were several taels of silver in it. He also gave her a jar of pickled vegetables, meat and wine. He had delivered so many babies, but this was the happiest time for her.
It didn’t matter whether the red envelope was big or small. Some were even bigger than the one given by this family. Instead, he went to this host's place, where he lived comfortably and ate happily. When he left, he was given some rare food.
"Just let me get off here. My house is the fifth room from here. If anyone in the village needs a delivery, just let me come to you." It happened that this was Luo's Clinic. Hua A-ma's house was in this alley. Hua A-ma pointed to the entrance of the alley and said.
The carriage stopped, Cao Xiangnan got off, held Hua A-ma's hand and helped her get off, smiling and saying, "Okay."
The two said a few polite words, and when they saw that the person had left, Cao Xiangnan walked into Luo's Clinic. As soon as he entered, he saw Dr. Luo sitting in the clinic. It happened that there were not many people coming to the clinic to see patients at that time.
"Nan boy, you're here. I see you're so happy today. But did your wife give birth?" Doctor Luo saw Cao Xiangnan walk in with a smile on his face. He remembered that he had just gone to see him the other day and guessed it right.
"Yes, she gave birth at dawn today. It's a boy. I just sent Hua A-ma back, so I came to ask Doctor Luo if you are free here and come with me to my place." The clinic smelled of medicine. Cao Xiangnan asked, as he was familiar with the place.
"Okay, okay, it's good that she gave birth. It's a boy. This is a great event. I'll pack up my things and go with you when I'm free." Doctor Luo was also very happy when he heard that Cao Xiangnan's wife gave birth.
At first, the family was small, the husband had a broken leg, and the wife was pregnant with an unstable baby. It was not an easy life. He had seen the couple come all the way with great difficulty. Now that they were living a good life and the baby was born safely, he was naturally happy for them.
"Don't worry, I still have to buy some things. I'll pick you up when you pack your things. Is Brother Luo in there?" Cao Xiangnan walked through the front hall, and didn't go through the back door, so he didn't know whether Luo Rongheng was at home.
"Your Brother Luo, a friend invited him this morning, so he went to see his friend and was not at home." Doctor Luo said.
"Well, then I'll invite Brother Luo to my place for a drink another day." Cao Xiangnan told Doctor Luo that he was going to buy some things, and asked him to pack his things and he would come back to pick him up.
The carriage came to the shop and stopped by to take a look. Cao Dapeng and Sun Yanshan were in the shop, and there were two assistants doing odd jobs. It was not a big deal. Cao Xiangnan greeted the two and told them that there was a breeze at home. The two congratulated him repeatedly.
There is a custom in the village to set up a full-month wine. The child was born at the end of October. In two days, it will be winter. The weather in this month is also cold. If the full-month wine is set up in the next month, there will be no place to set it up. It is also inconvenient because the weather is too cold. So Cao Xiangnan thought it would be better to wait until the 100th day before setting up the 100th day banquet and inviting everyone to have a meal at home. By that time, it will be just the beginning of February.
Cao Xiangnan told Cao Dapeng and Sun Yanshan about this, and they both agreed.
In the village, people don't pay so much attention to it. Only those who have some money will have a full-moon banquet. If you can't even fill your stomach, how can you afford to have a banquet and invite people to dinner?
After saying hello to Cao Dapeng and Sun Yanshan, they went to the dock to buy things.
At this time, there are also fishermen who take advantage of the good weather to catch a few fish to sell. In winter, there is less food, and the fish you catch can also be sold at a good price. They bought a few fish at the pier, then went back to two pork stalls and bought four pig trotters. Cao Xiangnan planned to make stewed pig trotters, and bought a lot of pork, as well as other miscellaneous things. There would definitely be a lot of people eating at home today, so he had to prepare more. He went back to Luo's Clinic to say hello to Dr. Luo, picked him up, and went back to Cao's Village.
The carriage quickly returned home, and the adults and children in the house woke up. The child was still young at the moment, and would wake up after a short nap, and would need milk when he woke up. Cao Xiangnan brought Dr. Luo into the house and heard the noise inside. Seeing Sun Bailian just opened the door and came out, he asked, "Are Wanfeng and the child awake?"
"Yes, they are awake. The child is hungry. I heated up the goat milk. Aning is feeding the child now." Sun Bailian saw her husband and Cao Xiangnan who had returned, as well as Dr. Luo who came with them, and called out Dr. Luo.
In fact, it was the child who woke Qi Wanfeng up. He woke up when the child cried.
Dr. Luo went into the house to see the adults and the child. The child was born less than a day ago, and his cry was very loud. He fell asleep after eating, and his face was red. Dr. Luo said that the child was in good health, and the adults needed some time to recover slowly.
"Don't worry, kid. Both the adult and the child are fine." Doctor Luo said with a smile.
The child was well-nourished in the womb and looked better than any newborn he had seen.
Later, Doctor Luo gave him several instructions on how to take care of Wanfeng. Cao Xiangnan listened carefully and remembered them one by one. Doctor Luo came over and had to go back to the clinic after seeing the patient. Cao Gang sent the patient back on his behalf.
Everyone in the room had left, leaving only the two of them. Seeing Wanfeng wake up, he looked much more energetic. The child fell asleep beside him. The two leaned against each other and looked at the sleeping child. Cao Xiangnan couldn't help but kiss the person in front of him and stroked the person's face. Their lips touched and pecked twice, without any lust, just pure happiness and joy.
"Doctor Luo said that you and the child are both fine." All that remains is to follow what Doctor Luo said and take good care of the child.
"Yeah." Qi Wanfeng leaned against her husband, her lips curled up and her eyes were full of smiles.
The child's name is Cao Ruile, nicknamed Lele. They had chosen this name before, and it just happened to form peace and happiness with An An's name, which is also a good omen. The two of them huddled together to talk about the child's name. The little guy who fell asleep didn't know that his father and mother were calling him little Lele. He fell asleep when he was full, as happy as a little pig.
Later, when he saw someone yawning, he knew that he was sleepy. Cao Xiangnan helped the person lie down to sleep, and the person fell asleep almost as soon as he lay down. He covered the person with a quilt, kissed the sleeping person several times, and then tiptoed out.
After telling Sun Bailian that they could stay at his place for dinner tonight, he went to the kitchen and started to prepare the pig trotters he had bought. He shaved the hair off each piece, boiled them in hot water, and then stewed them in a pot. Two of them were to be made into pig trotters with ginger, which would be slowly stewed for a long time and could be eaten tomorrow. One was to be made into braised pig trotters, Cao Xiangnan thought that he would cook it for dinner and everyone would eat it together, and the remaining one would be hung up for stewing soup tomorrow. There was a lot of pork left, so he didn't have to rush to the town to buy meat.
A whole piece of pork belly was made into braised pork, which was marinated for half an hour before being fried. The person humming a little song was in a very good mood. Even though he hadn't slept the whole night, Cao Xiangnan felt that he still had endless energy, as if he had taken stimulants.
He cut the fish head and stewed it into soup, cooked the fish meat separately, and fried two more dishes. It was almost time for everyone to have dinner together. "Dad, Dad..." "Uncle Xiangnan..." It was almost noon, and the group of children who went to the academy came back, and they ran to find him as soon as they came back. Cao Xiangnan bent down to catch the little guys who rushed over, and threw them over one by one, asking them what the teacher taught them today.
One by one, they rushed to answer him and told him what the teacher taught them today.
"You're back. I've prepared lunch for everyone. Let's have lunch here today and dinner here together." Seeing Liu Baishu and Wang Dahu coming over, Cao Xiangnan said to them.
"Haha, that's great. What are you cooking tonight?" Wang Dahu hadn't eaten at Cao Xiangnan's place for a while, and he was so hungry.
"Braised pig's trotters, braised pork, let me see, and a braised chicken? Then stir-fry two or three dishes, that's about it." The group of people sitting down were all big men with big appetites. The first ones were almost ready, and they would just kill a chicken later. Cao Xiangnan calculated in his mind that these should be almost ready.
"I'm drooling just listening to it." Wang Dahu sucked his saliva, and he really drooled after hearing so many delicious foods.
"Haha..." Cao Xiangnan couldn't help laughing and said, "You're welcome. Tonight's meal is all
you can eat." "That's good, that's good." Wang Dahu was not polite to Cao Xiangnan. When he heard that there was so much meat to eat and it was all you can eat, he smiled and showed his white teeth.
Liu Baishu smiled and shook his head, with a faint smile on his face.